PORT CHARLOTTE — A vehicle traveling on Kings Highway was struck from behind early Saturday morning by a driver who sped off after the accident, according to a Florida Highway …
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CHARLOTTE HARBOR — A woman going for a walk Wednesday evening ignored the drunken homeless man lying in the grass near her home on Ganyard Street. She hadn’t yet seen …
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PUNTA GORDA — A Port Charlotte motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday night. The man identified as David Persaud, 23, was not found until Saturday afternoon, according to the …
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NORTH PORT — A Port Charlotte man was charged with cyber stalking after sending 137 text messages to his former employer and breaking into the man’s home and peeking into …
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MURDOCK — One man was seriously injured, and several more people had minor injures, following a Friday afternoon crash near the Murdock Carrousel, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. …
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VENICE — A 27-year-old Orlando man was arrested after an investigation revealed the man paid a 17-year-old Venice girl to model nude for a website that pays models for sexual …
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ENGLEWOOD — A local man is facing eight felonies after a day of sex and drugs involving a 14-year-old girl at his house, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. …
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PORT CHARLOTTE — Officials say a car alarm alerted four adults and three children to an early morning blaze inside their Emerald Avenue home Sunday. The home did not have …
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SARASOTA COUNTY — The man responsible for driving into and killing another man in a wheelchair in downtown Sarasota has turned himself in to authorities, according to the Sarasota Police …
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PORT CHARLOTTE — Bond has been set at $140,000 for a local teen accused of possessing child pornography. Robert William Steele, 19, of the 18100 block of Grace Avenue, Port …
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PORT CHARLOTTE — A local man is facing three criminal charges related to a DUI crash that snapped a power pole, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Gregory Charles …
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY — Beginning Monday, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office will increase traffic enforcement at the following locations: Speed enforcement: • U.S. 41, between Enterprise Drive and Cornelius Boulevard, Port …
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EAST OF PUNTA GORDA — The 20-year-old man who was killed Saturday in a three-vehicle accident at the Redneck Yacht Club has been identified as Nicholas Kirk of Palm Harbor, …
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PUNTA GORDA — A state prisoner — temporarily being housed at the Charlotte County Jail for court purposes — has been accused of forcing another inmate to perform a sex …
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NORTH PORT — A 74-year-old man reported missing Friday afternoon after going fishing along the Cocoplum Waterway later was found dead by members of the North Port Police Department and …
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PORT CHARLOTTE — Authorities are seeking information about a break-in at a local bank. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office received a report around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday of an alarm at …
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CHARLOTTE HARBOR — A drunken, homeless woman was arrested after stealing a car from a man who gave her a ride, and then crashing the vehicle while apparently trying to …
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DEEP CREEK — One man was killed and another injured in a three-vehicle wreck Friday afternoon at Deep Creek and Sandhill boulevards, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. Thomas …
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SARASOTA COUNTY — A 9-year-old boy was seriously injured early Sunday when he darted into traffic on the bridge along Siesta Drive in Sarasota and was hit by a car, …
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Holiday Closures In observance of the Independence Day holiday, all Charlotte County government business offices and Punta Gorda city offices will be closed Friday (they already normally are closed Saturdays, …
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CHARLOTTE COUNTY — Beginning Monday, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office will increase traffic enforcement at the following locations: Speed enforcement: • Kings Highway, between U.S. 41 and Sandhill Boulevard, Port …
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SARASOTA COUNTY — A Sarasota man arrested in January on charges of raping a 1-year-old child and distributing pornographic images of the baby around the world was sentenced Wednesday to …
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PORT CHARLOTTE — Several people received minor injuries Friday night in a two-car crash involving a Charlotte County Sheriff’s vehicle at U.S. 41 and Harbor Boulevard. At about 9 p.m., …
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One man is dead and two others injured after a roll-over crash occurred on Interstate 75 in Charlotte County Sunday afternoon. The driver, 64-year-old Wyatt Taylor Deleon, of Tarpon Springs, …
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VENICE — Authorities are searching for an SUV driver who struck a car Friday night on Center Road, then fled the scene. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, shortly …
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A Port Charlotte man who ordered a hit on an ex-girlfriend 15 years ago has been released from the state Department of Correction’s custody. However, he’s likely heading back to …
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NORTH PORT — A 23-year-old North Port woman was killed Saturday evening when her vehicle struck a utility pole on U.S. 41, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Ashlie Marie …
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